Pacers F Hansbrough suffers shin injury
July 31, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Tyler Hansbrough(notes) could miss up to two months with a rightshin injury, but the Indiana Pacers believe their first-round draft pick will behealthy enough for the start of the season.
The Pacers did not provide details of the injury Friday other than to saythe 6-foot-9 forward is expected to miss six to eight weeks ahead of the season.The NBA regular season begins Oct. 27.
Indiana said Hansbrough hurt the shin last season, his final year at NorthCarolina.
The Pacers took Hansbrough at No. 13 overall in last month’s draft andsigned him to a three-year contract.
Hansbrough led the Tar Heels to the national championship last season andfinished his career as the ACC’s career scoring leader.
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